Is there any Christmas sweet more iconic than a gingerbread house? Maybe a case could be made for the candy cane coming in first, but a gingerbread house is an absolute must. I went for a house that looked a…
Lollipop Ornaments
I originally made this as an ornament for my Christmas Sweets tree, but if you know someone who loves play food this is also a pretty great toy. When I was a kid and saw those giant lollipops in Willy…
Iced Sugar Cookie Softie
I made this little sugar cookie as a Christmas ornament, but since then I’ve made it a whole bunch more times for all my little friends who love play food. Including me. Sugar cookies are Bear’s very favorite treat in…
Rolled Candy Ornaments
A few months ago I asked over twitter what people’s favorite Christmas sweets were and then tried to think about ways to make them in fabric or clay. Some of them I gave up on – like Peppermint Bark –…
Hot Cocoa Stuffed Ornament
I originally made this softie as a Christmas ornament, but I’m a huge sucker for play food and this is a pretty adorable addition to that collection. My hot chocolate obsession is well documented in the pages of this blog,…
Christmas Sweets Crosstitch
Crosstitch was my first love, so I don’t need much of an excuse to pull it out, but it’s also such a nice way of bringing in a different medium, a little different look, a little contrast to the tree…
Clay Popcorn and Cranberry Garland
The first step in decorating a Christmas tree is adding the garland. Well, the first step on a pre-lit tree anyway. And for a tree focused on the traditional treats of Christmas, a popcorn and cranberry garland seemed a natural…
Manly lampshades
I had planned on putting a lot of energy into decorating our bedroom this year, but the move completely upended those plans. Not only because of how it occupied my time and energy, but also for how it sucked up…
Volcano cake
If you want to score some major points with relatively little effort, a volcano cake is the way to go. We just made a pile of cake, threw some brown fondant on top and let it fall where it wanted,…
Paperclay ghosts
In my last house, this buffet was upstairs and only got a few little decorations. In this house it’s front and center so I needed to do better. Once I rearranged the decorations I had to fit the new place,…